diff --git a/.github/workflows/autoupdate.yml b/.github/workflows/autoupdate.yml
index 423686f66..d9d0eca0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autoupdate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autoupdate.yml
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ jobs:
           RETRY_COUNT: "2"
           RETRY_SLEEP: "60000"
           MERGE_CONFLICT_ACTION: "fail"
+          UPDATE_METHOD: "merge"